Luca Cereda is a retired forward from Switzerland.

What was the last team Luca Cereda played for?

The last team Luca played for was HC Ambrì-Piotta in the NLA.

How tall is Luca Cereda?

Luca Cereda is 188 cm (6'2") tall.

How much does Luca Cereda weigh?

Luca Cereda weighs 92 kg (203 lbs).

When was Luca Cereda born?

Luca Cereda was born on 1981-09-07 in Bellinzona, SUI.

What is Luca Cereda's nationality?

Luca Cereda is from Switzerland.

Luca Cereda

#16 HC Ambrì-Piotta / NLA - 06/07

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Date of Birth: Sep 07, 1981
Age: 44
Place of Birth: Bellinzona, SUI
Nation: Switzerland
Youth Team: HC Ambrì-Piotta
Position: C
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 92 kg / 203 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Drafted: 1999 round 1 #24 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Highlights: 1

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
96-97	HC Ambrì-Piotta U20	Elite Jr. A	35	13	8	21	26	-
97-98	HC Ambrì-Piotta U20	Elite Jr. A	28	17	27	44	24	-
	GDT BellinzonaLoan	SwissDiv2	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Switzerland U18	EJC-18	6	1	1	2	4	-1
98-99	HC Ambrì-Piotta U20	Elite Jr. A	3	4	3	7	20	-
	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NLA	38	6	10	16	8	-	Playoffs	15	0	6	6	4	-
	GDT BellinzonaLoan	SwissDiv1	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Switzerland U18	WJC-18	7	2	8	10	10	1
	Switzerland U18 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Switzerland U20	WJC-20	6	1	0	1	10	-1
	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
99-00	HC Ambrì-Piotta U20	Elite Jr. A	3	0	0	0	2	-
	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NLA	43	1	5	6	14	-	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	2	-
	Switzerland U19 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Switzerland U20	WJC-20	7	2	4	6	14	-2
00-01	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Did not play	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
01-02	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	71	5	8	13	23	-4	Playoffs	11	2	1	3	10	-2
02-03	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	78	7	18	25	26	-10
	Switzerland (all)	International	12	3	2	5	8	0
	Switzerland	WC	7	0	2	2	2	0
03-04	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	22	0	2	2	8	-5
	SC Bern	NLA	9	1	3	4	22	-	Playoffs	15	4	0	4	4	-
	Switzerland	WC	5	0	0	0	2	-2
	Switzerland (all)	International	10	0	1	1	2	-
04-05	SC Bern	NLA	37	1	1	2	2	-	Playoffs	11	0	1	1	2	-
05-06	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NLA	42	6	16	22	51	-	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	4	-
	Switzerland (all)	International	4	1	0	1	0	-
06-07	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NLA	30	3	14	17	26	-	Relegation	6	0	1	1	16	-

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	3	171	12	28	40	0.23	57	-19	1	11	2	1	3	0.27	10	-2
EJC-18	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	4	-1	0
Elite Jr. A (Swiss U21-Elit)	4	69	34	38	72	1.04	72	-	0
International	3	26	4	3	7	0.27	10	0	0
International-Jr	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
NLA (NL)	6	199	18	49	67	0.34	123	-	6	63	5	10	15	0.24	32	-
SwissDiv1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
SwissDiv2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC	2	12	0	2	2	0.17	4	-2	0
WJC-18	1	7	2	8	10	1.43	10	1	0
WJC-20	2	13	3	4	7	0.54	24	-3	0

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Luca Cereda Career Totals

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AHL

171

EJC-18

Elite Jr. A

International

International-Jr

NLA

199

SwissDiv1

SwissDiv2

WJC-18

WJC-20

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Luca Cereda Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1998-1999	NL Youngster of the Year U18 WJC Most Assists (8)
2003-2004	NLA Champion (Bern)

Luca Cereda Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 1 #21 by Ottawa 67's in the CHL Import Draft
Cult/Star player for HC Ambrì-Piotta

- Had to retire because of a defect heart valvular, which was diagnosed in medical test at the Toronto Maple Leafs-Camp were he attended, after getting drafted by the Leafs in the first round. He underwent heart-surgery in the summer of 2000 and missed the entire 2000-2001 season.
In 2007 doctors advice Luca Cereda to retire from professional sports, because his heart was not strong enough to handle the pressure.